Marvel Studios’ BLADE with Mahershala Ali Announced

[darealvelle]

I'm prepared to be disappointed by the action. I mean its a character who was oriiginally played by a martial artist. now being by someone who isn't one. It would be like doing an Enter the Dragon remake but casting Daniel Day Lewis, i'm sure he's gonna act his ass off. but the stunt men are gonna have to do some serious heavy lifting for people to be satisfied with the action. That said, Keanu was able to impress in John Wick and he's no more athletic than Ali, so if he really really takes the training serious he could drop a classic.

Hopefull its rated R too

 

[KillerB88]

I'm prepared to be disappointed by the action. I mean its a character who was oriiginally played by a martial artist. now being by someone who isn't one. It would be like doing an Enter the Dragon remake but casting Daniel Day Lewis, i'm sure he's gonna act his ass off. but the stunt men are gonna have to do some serious heavy lifting for people to be satisfied with the action. That said, Keanu was able to impress in John Wick and he's no more athletic than Ali, so if he really really takes the training serious he could drop a classic.

Lol what? How would you know how athletic Keanu is? He’s very physical as an actor just like Tom Cruise. He’s been doing action his entire career. Ali doesn’t have the physical presence to convincingly pull this off in my opinion. Too tall and lanky. They chose him for his name. All that aside though, I do like him as an actor and I hope I’m wrong— but…

 

[nieman]

I don't think it comes out....or by the time it does, they morph it into a Midnight Sons film.

 

[Peter Popoff]

I don't think it comes out....or by the time it does, they morph it into a Midnight Sons film.

I could see them pulling off 2 movies with midnight sons being a sequel kinda like how they introduced other characters into the MCU universe.

 

[Luke Cage]

Lol what? How would you know how athletic Keanu is? He’s very physical as an actor just like Tom Cruise. He’s been doing action his entire career. Ali doesn’t have the physical presence to convincingly pull this off in my opinion. Too tall and lanky. They chose him for his name. All that aside though, I do like him as an actor and I hope I’m wrong— but…

Cmon breh, It's not like Keanu is doing spinning round house kicks or crazy stunts. He ain't tom cruise. at least not in his john wick movies. I thinking Ali (at best) could at least pull off some of that gun kata gun fu or whatever it's called. but i agree thats best case scenario. he probably is too lanky and shyt

 

[Luke Cage]

I don't think it comes out....or by the time it does, they morph it into a Midnight Sons film.

that could be dope if they include ghostrider like in the comics. The other midknights sons felt kinda generic though.

 

[Duke Dixon]

First time I saw Ali was in Predators and he was the only guy in the movie that looked like he belonged in a Predator movie

 

[Lannister]

I don't think it comes out....or by the time it does, they morph it into a Midnight Sons film.

This is Marvel Studios, not WB/DC. So far every film they have slated they have followed through and released.

 

[Lannister]

Lol what? How would you know how athletic Keanu is? He’s very physical as an actor just like Tom Cruise. He’s been doing action his entire career. Ali doesn’t have the physical presence to convincingly pull this off in my opinion. Too tall and lanky. They chose him for his name. All that aside though, I do like him as an actor and I hope I’m wrong— but…

Neither Keanu or Cruise have physical presence either. Cruise is barely above average height for a man

Ali will get in shape and conditioned for the part just like every other MCU actor. J.K. Simmons got shredded like a beast for Jim Gordon(a bit part where he wore a trenchcoat and a suit the entire time) and he is like 16 years older than Ali.

 

[WakandanPride]

Lol what? How would you know how athletic Keanu is? He’s very physical as an actor just like Tom Cruise. He’s been doing action his entire career. Ali doesn’t have the physical presence to convincingly pull this off in my opinion. Too tall and lanky. They chose him for his name. All that aside though, I do like him as an actor and I hope I’m wrong— but…

Mahershala went directly to Feige and asked to be Blade right after he won his second Oscar. Ali has been instrumental in picking the writer and director for this reboot, so I know he's taking it seriously.

https://apnews.com/article/de2b833feb3549a2abde4377a1f84801

 

[Uchiha God]

i'm sure he's gonna act his ass off.

problem for me is i'm not going to these movies to see "acting". like how serious can you take a breh showing his fangs?

they should've cast a young breh with some semblance of fighting prowess and/or physical presence that can sell martial arts

 

[Cuban Pete]

Streets need Frost as the main antagonist

 

[Luke Cage]

problem for me is i'm not going to these movies to see "acting". like how serious can you take a breh showing his fangs?

they should've cast a young breh with some semblance of fighting prowess and/or physical presence that can sell martial arts

Good acting is still always appreciated. But Blade does have other options, i mean he's not supposed to be shang chi or anything, he uses guns and swords and all types of weapons. So he could like i said earlier he could just be on some john wick/the punisher type stuff with the vampires. instead of kung fu

 

[Uchiha God]

Good acting is still always appreciated. But Blade does have other options, i mean he's not supposed to be shang chi or anything, he uses guns and swords and all types of weapons. So he could like i said earlier he could just be on some john wick/the punisher type stuff with the vampires. instead of kung fu

that's why I said personally. I just don't consume these movies for the quality of the acting, but evidently, doesn't mean I want poor acting or anything. Blade is still physical fighter, even with is gadgets and arsenal. And as you said, the bar was set extremely high in that respect by the previous on film depiction. Mahershala touching 50.

I'm still going to give it a chance though

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

I'm prepared to be disappointed by the action. I mean its a character who was oriiginally played by a martial artist. now being by someone who isn't one. It would be like doing an Enter the Dragon remake but casting Daniel Day Lewis, i'm sure he's gonna act his ass off. but the stunt men are gonna have to do some serious heavy lifting for people to be satisfied with the action. That said, Keanu was able to impress in John Wick and he's no more athletic than Ali, so if he really really takes the training serious he could drop a classic.

If all those actors in The Matrix could pull it off.... I'm sure Marvel COULD IF THEY WANTED TO...

We saw from Iron Fist, they really don't want to. But months of training with high quality choreographers always works. There's been a lot of great action movies with non action people playing the mains. But does the studio want to put the backing behind that. Cause it's expensive